Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index
Burkina Faso
1.17 index
in 2024
Gambia
1.21 index
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
7th
Gambia rank
6th
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.21 index against 1.17 index in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.04 index.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Gambia ranks 6th of 163 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7489 index | 0.9912 index | 0.2423 index | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.9642 index | 1.06 index | 0.096 index | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.17 index | 0.0393 index | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.21 index against 1.17 index in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.04 index, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Gambia ranks 6th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.